HALF-DAY ELITE EXTENDED COURSE (7th Intake)

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“FINAL PREPARATION BEFORE AUTHORIZED SIGNATORY INTERVIEW"

[Deadline for Registration: 15 February 2019 (Friday)]

Course Brief and Objectives:

Under the Buildings Ordinance (BO) (Cap. 123), a registered contractor is required to provide continuous supervision to the carrying out of building works or street works in accordance with the Supervision Plans. A minimum of one person must be appointed by the registered contractor to act for it for the purposes of the BO, and the appointed representative is referred as the ‘Authorized Signatory’ (AS) in the Technical Memorandum for Supervision Plan.

This elite course, extended with small group discussion and tutorial, interactive group and role-play mock AS interview, aims to provide helpful review and refreshment on the BO, its subsidiary regulations and current construction practice in light of an AS. Empirical techniques in the preparation and attendance of AS interview in that mock questions and answers would be shared in the mock interviews with veteran ASs and construction practitioners.

《According to our record, out of the total 200 participants who have attended the past 6 intakes and 3 private tutorials of the captioned course held during 2015 to 2018 and assuming only half of them have attended the AS interview, a total of 58 participants or 58% (or overall at 29%) have successfully passed the AS Interview and accepted by Buildings Department as an Authorized Signatory of aRegisteredContractor, which is substantially higher than the average passing rate for the past years ranging from 35% to 45%》

Course Content:

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Current AS Registration System

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A Brief Introduction of Contractors Registration Committee (CRC)

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Objectives of AS Interview

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Aspects of Knowledge to be Assessed by CRC

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Statutory Role, Function and Duties of Registered Contractors

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Objectives of Buildings Ordinance and Control Mechanism

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Local Conditions and Common Knowledge in the Industry

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Working Knowledge of BO/Regulations/Codes etc. & Control of Building Works by Other Authorities

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Local Statutory Requirements

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Technical Knowledge and Practical Experience

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Introduction of Registered Construction Manager (RCM) Registration System and AS Committee

Ex-CRC Panel Members and existing ASs experienced in the registration and assessment of AS under BO will be invited to join the group discussion/tutorial, mock AS interview, experience sharing and Q&A session.